National 3 Physics
Course Specification
This explains the overall structure of the Course, including its purpose and aims and information on the skills, knowledge and understanding that will be developed.
- N3 Physics Course Specification
Jun 2013
Unit Specifications
These provide an outline of what each Unit will cover within the following Unit Specifications and detail the Outcomes and Assessment Standards.
Course and Unit Support Notes
These provide advice and guidance for teachers/lecturers on learning, teaching and assessment within the Course and its Units.
Past Papers and Marking Instructions
Unit Assessment Support
These documents contain details of Unit assessment task(s), show approaches to gathering evidence and how the evidence can be judged against the Outcomes and Assessment Standards. Teachers/lecturers can arrange access to these confidential documents through their SQA Co-ordinator.
Verification and Course reports
Qualification Verification Summary Reports distil messages from verification activity from a given session. In 2020 not all planned activity took place, so reports have a more limited scope than in previous years.
- Physics Qualification Verification Summary Report
June 2025 - Physics Qualification Verification Summary Report
June 2024 - Physics Qualification Verification Summary Report
May 2023 - Physics Qualification Verification Summary Report
June 2022 - Physics Qualification Verification Summary Report
June 2020 - Physics Qualification Verification Summary Report
June 2019
General marking principles (Aug 2022)
- Physics: general marking principles (1.00 MB)
Understanding Standards
Audio Presentation
Changes to Understanding Standards materials
Please note: Understanding Standards materials are regularly reviewed to ensure they remain up to date.